Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING

[jwhite68]

I sometimes get the error - Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING .

when certain HTML strings are used.

 

e.g.

$html_string='<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-US>The house is a bungalow with 4 rooms: 3bedrooms,</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: BG"> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>kitchen with oven</SPAN><SPAN lang=BG style="mso-ansi-language: BG">,</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US> extractor and hob</SPAN><SPAN lang=BG style="mso-ansi-language: BG">,</SPAN><SPAN lang=BG> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>3 bathrooms. It has a terrace and fully fenced wall. 2 air-conditioners are also available.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>\r\n<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-US>T</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman''; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">he size of the living area is 155m2</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>\r\n<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman''; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=3>The size of the plot is 1,100 sq.m</FONT></SPAN></P>\r\n<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The price is <B>112,750 EUR / 77,759 GBP</B></SPAN> </P>';
$string=strip_tags($html_string);
echo $string;

 

Does anyone know whats causing this error.  I will be reading html text from a file, and simply want to apply strip_tags to remove the html code.  But it seems I cannot do this reliably.  The same code works fine for a smaller html_string.

[pocobueno1388]

<?php

$html_string="<P class=MsoBodyText style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-US>The house is a bungalow with 4 rooms: 3bedrooms,</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language: BG'> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>kitchen with oven</SPAN><SPAN lang=BG style='mso-ansi-language: BG'>,</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US> extractor and hob</SPAN><SPAN lang=BG style='mso-ansi-language: BG'>,</SPAN><SPAN lang=BG> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>3 bathrooms. It has a terrace and fully fenced wall. 2 air-conditioners are also available.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>\r\n<P class=MsoBodyText style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-US>T</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman''; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA'><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA'>he size of the living area is 155m2</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>\r\n<P class=MsoBodyText style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman''; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA'><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA'></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Arial size=3>The size of the plot is 1,100 sq.m</FONT></SPAN></P>\r\n<P class=MsoBodyText style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: ''Times New Roman''; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA'>The price is <B>112,750 EUR / 77,759 GBP</B></SPAN> </P>";
$string=strip_tags($html_string);
echo $string;

?>

 

Only use one type of quote, either single or double, throughout your entire string, unless you are escaping them.

[jwhite68]

The problem is that I dont have control over the HTML strings. They are set by an independent content management system. Is there some other way I can parse the HTML strings first to avoid this?

[jwhite68]

Does anyone else have any ideas?

[ToonMariner]

this bit - FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman''

 

note you have TWO single quotes! either escape the one set of quotes like so

 

FONT-FAMILY: \'Times New Roman\'

 

OR use doube quotes for that like so

 

FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"

 

You could help your self and remove all those pointless font tags and style it properly!

[jwhite68]

Do you know of a way I can recognise if there are 2 single quotes side by side, and automatically replace with the \' escape idea?

[ToonMariner]

you need to get rid of single quotes and replace with double..

 

str_replace('\'\'','"',$str);

 

and get rid of duplicates.

 

str_replace('""','"',$str);